KERS blows up, causes huge fire in Williams pit box
05-13-2012, 12:44 PM
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KERS blows up, causes huge fire in Williams pit box
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31 folks being or have been treated... Three still in hospital.
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I know the "official race" was over but where in the hell are any trained fire personnel. This continues to be a real pet-peeve of mine while watching pro races here in the States. It amazes me how slow to react race control is to role fire equipment and then when these folks get on scene how badly they get after the fire or the emergency.
I remember an Indy race last year or maybe two years ago when during an oval race one of the female drivers (not Danica) hit the wall and an oil fire started. She was having difficulty due to the head bolster and belts. Fire was right to her right. Fire roles up and stumbled and fumbled with their equipment and hoses. It was painful to watch as a club racer.
Grand Am at Barber 2-3 weeks ago, a DP car got forced off track and the splitter dug in and stopped the car in less than 4 feet. The driver wasn't visibly moving from the TV's camera's position. Crew calls to the driver were unanswered. It took forever for any emergency crews to get to this driver.
As a club racer, it is clear that you are on your own after an event or in a fire.
I remember an Indy race last year or maybe two years ago when during an oval race one of the female drivers (not Danica) hit the wall and an oil fire started. She was having difficulty due to the head bolster and belts. Fire was right to her right. Fire roles up and stumbled and fumbled with their equipment and hoses. It was painful to watch as a club racer.
Grand Am at Barber 2-3 weeks ago, a DP car got forced off track and the splitter dug in and stopped the car in less than 4 feet. The driver wasn't visibly moving from the TV's camera's position. Crew calls to the driver were unanswered. It took forever for any emergency crews to get to this driver.
As a club racer, it is clear that you are on your own after an event or in a fire.
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I know the "official race" was over but where in the hell are any trained fire personnel. This continues to be a real pet-peeve of mine while watching pro races here in the States. It amazes me how slow to react race control is to role fire equipment and then when these folks get on scene how badly they get after the fire or the emergency.
2nd thought, shouldn't a building like that have some kind of fire suppression system built in or at least sprinklers? Maybe some of the overbearing building codes in the US are not so silly after-all.
I'm working with a local company to install a fire suppression system in my garage. If I can afford to do it.......
No excuse for this, someone could have been seriously hurt or worse.
05-14-2012, 01:12 AM
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Is it? My own personal experience in a PRC race (NASA weekend) had a crew on the scene in seconds. I've been to enough races over the past 30+ years (driver/crew/worker), not to mention our local email list of ~200 racers/track guys, to know this hasn't been a recurring problem in Northern California, anyway.
